Four hurt in crash on Brockton-Abington line

Four people were taken to hospitals, including an elderly woman who was flown by medical helicopter to a Boston trauma center after a car and van collided Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of North Quincy Street and Boundary Avenue on the Brockton/Abington town line.

Four people were taken to hospitals, including an elderly woman who was flown by medical helicopter to a Boston trauma center after a car and van collided Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of North Quincy Street and Boundary Avenue on the Brockton/Abington town line.

Early reports indicate serious injuries. Involved in the crash was a transportation van that caught fire, police said. All persons involved in the crash were transported, said Brockton Police Sgt. Tracy Harrington.

The driver of the van was taken to Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, the driver of the car was Medflighted to Massachusetts General Hospital, and two passengers in her car were taken to South Shore Hospital, a trauma center in South Weymouth.

The crash occurred at 11 Boundary Ave., police said, near the intersection with North Quincy Street at about 1:49 p.m.

Following the crash, the car involved came to rest on the front yard of the home of Sarah Killeffer, 32, of Brockton. Killeffer, who was hosting a play date with her own six children and five others in the back yard, rushed the children inside when she heard the crash, and ran out front to help. With a nurse from Good Samaritan Medical Center, who happened to drive by and also stop to help, the two women spoke to the three victims who were trapped in the car, as they waited for emergency officials to arrive, Killeffer said.

"I'm worried," Killeffer said afterward. "I hope that everyone's alright, but it didn't look good at all."

Killeffer said she watched as authorities used the Jaws of Life to free victims from the car. A MedFlight helicopter was called to land at Lively Stones Christian Center off North Quincy Street in Abington.

Early scanner reports indicate a 70-year-old female was having trouble breathing, and was being treated at the scene before being flown to Boston.

Killeffer said the intersection is a terrible one, and she has been petitioning for city officials to put in a traffic light there, but nothing has been done.

"They need to put a light here," she said. "There’s really no excuse that two towns can’t work together and get a light put up.”